On the smoggy streets of Beijing, amongst the usual fruit stalls, utilities, and aging street food vendors, a type of vendor that you usually rarely see is popping up all over the city. They sell stacks of yellow paper, scribbled with the symbols of currency. Yes, Tomb Sweeping Day is here, and it’s time for the Chinese to pay tribute to their ancestors. It’s Chinese tradition to visit your ancestors’ and family members’ tombs on this auspicious day to honor them, by burning offerings for them receive in their life after death.

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